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Slovakia PM shooting: Suspect charged with attempted murder
Slovakia is yet another country in Putin’s orbit, and, like Georgia, divided over whether to draw closer to Russia or the West. Today a man was charged with the attempted murder of Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico, who was shot repeatedly at close range yesterday.
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India election: Modi rivals hit by string of raids and arrests
India is more than halfway through its marathon six week-long general election, which is due to end on June 1st.
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Slovakia PM in life-threatening condition after shooting
With Slovakia’s prime minister’s life hanging in the balance – his political rivals and supporters have come together to denounce the assassination attempt – calling it an attack on Slovak democracy.
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The West should ‘double’ its weapon supply to Ukraine, says former Russian prime minister
We spoke to Mikhail Kasyanov, who was Russian prime minister in 2000 after Vladimir Putin became president – a job he held until 2004.
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Georgia: Protestors and riot police face off as ‘foreign agents’ bill approved
Riot police are confronting crowds of protestors outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi tonight after MPs gave their approval to the country’s divisive Foreign Influence law.
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People ‘expecting the West to stand by Georgia’, says opposition party leader
We spoke to Tina Bokuchava who leads the United National Movement movement in the Georgian parliament.
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Georgia protests: violent clashes ahead of ‘Russia bill’ vote
Crowds of protestors have gathered again in the Georgian capital Tbilisi after police broke up a demonstration outside the parliament building.
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Ukraine Russia: is the West ready to go to war? – The Political Fourcast
As the PM ramps up defence spending, the Conservative’s James Heappey and Labour’s Baroness Anderson join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss whether British troops could end up fighting Putin’s war.
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Moscow mourns as Russia lands precision strikes on Ukraine
It’s been a day of mourning in Russia, for the 137 people killed at a rock concert on Friday – the deadliest attack inside the country for two decades. The Islamic State group said they did it and even released a video they say shows the attack. But President Putin and other Russian officials seemed…
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Moscow concert attack: Russia links gunmen to Ukraine
More bodies of those killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall have been found beneath the rubble of the building. President Putin claims the attackers were trying to flee Russia over the border to Ukraine. At least 133 people were killed and 140 injured after gunmen opened fire at the crowd in the…
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Are sanctions on Russian oil working?
The West has tried to contain President Putin by sanctioning his oil industry – imposing a $60 a barrel price cap on its key export. The UK government says this has cost Russia hundreds of billions of dollars: but how effective has it really been?
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As the war with Russia heads into its third year, will Western support for Ukraine continue?
We have to live by the rule – you either work or you fight. A stark choice laid out by Volodymyr Zelenksyy – at a time fraught with political and military challenges.
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Russia launches massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine killing 5 people
Russia has launched another massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine – targeting its two biggest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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Forensic testing by Russian officials confirm Prigozhin’s death
Russian officials say the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been confirmed dead – after forensic tests on the ten bodies found after his private jet crashed on Wednesday. The timing of the crash – two months after Mr Prigozhin led a short lived mutiny, has pointed the finger towards President Putin’s…
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Prigozhin plane crash could be ‘pilot error’ or ‘assassination’, says Russia expert
We were joined by Angela Stent, author of ‘Putin’s World: Russia against the West’.
